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                          Artistic License 2.0
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                Copyright (c) 2000-2006, The Perl Foundation.

Everyone  is  permitted  to  copy  and distribute verbatim copies of this license
document, but changing it is not allowed.

Preamble

This license establishes the terms under which a given free  software Package may
be copied, modified, distributed, and / or  redistributed. The intent is that the
Copyright Holder  maintains  some  artistic  control over the development of that
Package  while still  keeping  the  Package  available  as  open  source and free
software.

You  are  always  permitted  to  make arrangements wholly outside of this license
directly  with  the  Copyright  Holder  of  a given Package. If the terms of this
license do not permit the full use that you  propose  to make of the Package, you
should contact the Copyright Holder and seek a different licensing arrangement.

Definitions

    "Copyright Holder" means the individual(s)  or  organization(s)  named in the
    copyright notice for the entire Package.

    "Contributor" means any party  that has contributed code or other material to
    the Package, in accordance with the Copyright Holder's procedures.

    "You"  and  "your"  means  any  person who would like to copy, distribute, or
    modify the Package.

    "Package" means  the collection of files distributed by the Copyright Holder,
    and derivatives of that collection and/or of those files. A given Package may
    consist of either the Standard Version, or a Modified Version.

    "Distribute" means  providing  a copy of  the Package or making it accessible
    to anyone else, or in the case of a company or organization,to others outside
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    or  providing   support  for this Package  to another party. It does not mean
    licensing fees.

    "Standard Version" refers  to the Package if it has not been modified, or has
    been modified only in ways explicitly requested by the Copyright Holder.

    "Modified Version"   means   the   Package,  if it has been changed, and such
    changes were not explicitly requested by the Copyright Holder.

    "Original License"  means   this   Artistic  License  as Distributed with the
    Standard  Version  of  the Package,  in  its  current version or as it may be
    modified by The Perl Foundation in the future.

    "Source" form means the source  code, documentation source, and configuration
    files for the Package.

    "Compiled" form means the compiled bytecode, object code, binary,or any other
    form  resulting  from  mechanical transformation or translation of the Source
    form.

Permission for Use and Modification Without Distribution

(1) You  are  permitted  to  use the Standard Version and create and use Modified
    Versions  for  any  purpose  without  restriction,  provided  that you do not
    Distribute the Modified Version.

Permissions for Redistribution of the Standard Version

(2) You may Distribute verbatim copies of the Source form of the Standard Version
    of this  Package in  any  medium  without  restriction,  either gratis or for
    a Distributor  Fee, provided that you duplicate all of the original copyright
    notices and associated disclaimers. At your discretion,  such verbatim copies
    may or may not include a Compiled form of the Package.

(3) You may  apply  any  bug  fixes, portability changes, and other modifications
    made available  from  the  Copyright Holder. The resulting Package will still
    be  considered  the  Standard  Version,  and  as such  will be subject to the
    Original License.

Distribution of Modified Versions of the Package as Source

(4) You may  Distribute  your Modified Version as Source (either gratis  or for a
    Distributor Fee, and with or without a Compiled form of the Modified Version)
    provided that you clearly  documeant how it differs from the Standard Version,
    including,  but  not  limited  to,  documenting   any  non-standard  features,
    executables,   or   modules,   and  provided  that you do at least ONE of the
    following:

    (a) make   the   Modified  Version  available  to the Copyright Holder of the
        Standard Version,  under  the  Original   License, so  that the Copyright
        Holder may include your modifications in the Standard Version.

    (b) ensure  that  installation  of your Modified Version does not prevent the
        user  installing  or   running  the   Standard  Version. In addition, the
        Modified  Version must bear a name that is different from the name of the
        Standard Version.

    (c) allow  anyone  who  receives  a  copy of the Modified Version to make the
        Source form of the Modified Version available to others under

        (i)  the Original License or
        (ii) a license  that  permits  the  licensee to  freely  copy, modify and
             redistribute  the   Modified  Version using the same licensing terms
             that apply to the copy that the licensee received, and requires that
             the  Source form of the Modified Version, and  of  any works derived
             from it,be made freely available in that license fees are prohibited
             but  Distributor  Fees are allowed.Distribution of Compiled Forms of
             the Standard Version or Modified Versions without the Source

(5) You may Distribute Compiled forms of the Standard Version without the Source,
    provided  that  you include complete instructions on how to get the Source of
    the Standard  Version.  Such  instructions   must   be   valid   at  the time
    of  your  distribution. If  these  instructions,  at any  time  while you are
    carrying  out such  distribution,  become  invalid,   you  must   provide new
    instructions on demand or cease further distribution. If you  provide   valid
    instructions or cease distribution within thirty days  after you become aware
    that the instructions are invalid, then you do not forfeit any of your rights
    under this license.

(6) You  may  Distribute  a Modified Version in Compiled form without the Source,
    provided  that  you  comply  with  Section  4  with  respect to the Source of
    the Modified Version.

Aggregating or Linking the Package

(7) You  may  aggregate  the  Package  (either  the Standard  Version or Modified
    Version)   with   other  packages  and  Distribute  the resulting aggregation
    provided that you do not charge a licensing fee for  the Package. Distributor
    Fees  are  permitted,  and  licensing  fees  for   other  components  in  the
    aggregation are permitted. The  terms  of  this  license apply to the use and
    Distribution   of   the   Standard   or Modified  Versions as included in the
    aggregation.

(8) You  are  permitted to link Modified and Standard  Versions with other works,
    to  embed  the Package in a larger work of your  own, or to build stand-alone
    binary  or  bytecode  versions of applications  that include the Package, and
    Distribute  the  result  without  restriction,   provided the result does not
    expose a direct interface to the Package.

Items That are Not Considered Part of a Modified Version

(9) Works (including, but not limited to, modules and scripts) that merely extend
    or make use of the  Package, do not, by themselves, cause the Package to be a
    Modified  Version. In  addition,  such  works are not considered parts of the
    Package itself, and are not subject to the terms of this license.

General Provisions

(10) Any use, modification, and distribution of the Standard or Modified Versions
     is  governed  by this  Artistic License. By using, modifying or distributing
     the  Package, you  accept this license.Do not use, modify, or distribute the
     Package, if you do not accept this license.

(11) If  your  Modified Version has been derived from a Modified Version made by
     someone other  than you,  you  are  nevertheless  required  to  ensure that
     your Modified Version complies with the requirements of this license.

(12) This license does not grant you the right to use any trademark,service mark,
     tradename, or logo of the Copyright Holder.

(13) This  license  includes  the non-exclusive, worldwide, free-of-charge patent
     license to  make, have made, use, offer  to sell, sell, import and otherwise
     transfer the  Package  with  respect  to  any  patent  claims  licensable by
     the  Copyright  Holder that are necessarily infringed by the Package. If you
     institute  patent  litigation  (including  a  cross-claim  or  counterclaim)
     against    any    party   alleging   that  the Package constitutes direct or
     contributory patent infringement, then this Artistic License  to  you  shall
     terminate on the date that such litigation is filed.

(14) Disclaimer  of Warranty: THE PACKAGE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND
     CONTRIBUTORS  "AS IS'  AND  WITHOUT  ANY  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THE
     IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS  FOR   A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
     OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY YOUR LOCAL LAW.
     UNLESS  REQUIRED  BY  LAW, NO COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTOR WILL BE LIABLE
     FOR ANY DIRECT , INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,  OR  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING IN
     ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE PACKAGE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
     SUCH DAMAGE.